Combined exhibiting and vending device



Nov. 20, 1923. 1,475,141

w. A. RICHMOND ET AL COMBINED EXHIBITING AND VENDING DEVICE Original Filed Nov. 26) 1921 i N l T E; g T E WILLIAM A. RICHMOND AND FRANCIS I. RICHMOND, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,

ATE-NT OFFICE.

ASSIGNORS TO FRANK A. BBOVJN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

GOI'IIBINED EXHIBITING AND VENDING DEVICE.

Application filed. November 26, 1921, Serial No. 517,987. Renewed May 2, 1923.

To all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that we, v.WILLIAM A. R1011- MOND and F RANGIS P. RICHMOND, citizens of the United States, residing at San Fran- 5 cisco,-in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Exhibiting and Vending Devices, of which the following is a specification. 7

Our invention relates to a combined exhibiting nd vending device for pictures, cards and the like and has for its principal object to provide a device-of this character embodying certain amusement features which will stimulate the sale of cards, pictures orthe lik as well as other commodities which may be featured in connection with the device.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of the character described which is simple in construction, economical to manufacture and ornamental in appearance.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of the device,

Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, Fig. 3 is a verticalsection taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2, 7

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a sub-base forming part of our invention,

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the slip columns, v I

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the curved plate in the bottom of each of the slip columns, g V

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view showing the face of one of the card or picture envelopes, r

Fig. 8 is a similar view of the reverseside of the envelope, and

Fig. 9 isa perspective view of another form of picture envelope from that disclosed in Fig. 7. V

In the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of our inventi0n,the numeral 1 represents a pedestal base on which is mounted th vertical center rod 2 the same having a threaded upper end made to receive the nut 3 for confining the cap 4: upon the series of slip columns 5 the bottoms of which are embedded in the sub-base 6. The slip columns 5 are made by channel sheet members as best shown in Fig. 5 and they may be arranged around the device in any desired number. Arranged vertically in each of the slip columns 5 is a Wire or the like 7 the respective ends of which are turned down. and fixedly embedded in the sub-base 6 and the cap 4 after the envelopes 8 have been threaded thereon as will presently'be described.

The envelopes 8 or folders as they may be, each have an opening or hole through that end which has the flap, so that when the picture card or the like is placed in an envelope the flap may be sealed by threading the envelope on the wire 7 and when thus placed on the wire and the Wire embedded in the sub-base and cap it will be impossible to obtain accessinto the envelope to remove the picture card or whatever has been placed therein without destroying the envelope by pulling the same from the wire.

Each envelope will have an open square, oblong, round or other shaped opening 9 so as to display and exhibit the picture card or the like contained therein, but the envelope may also contain a hidden ticket or the like which can only be examined by buying one of the envelopes and pulling the same from the wire. The pictures displayed through the openings in the face of the envelopes may of course be observed while the envelope is on the Wire.

Each of the slip columns will contain a multiplicity of envelopes and all of them may be either selectively pulled off the wires or any picture in any envelope may be reviewed by slipping the envelopes up on the wire or lifting the same one above another.

The envelopes are preferably held on a downward slant asin Fig. lby the curved plates 10 fixed in the bottom of each column the plates having cut away inside edges to permit the wires to pass'through to the subbase. The provision of the plates 10 niakes it possible to readily lift'and inspect the pictures in the envelopes prior to extracting one or more as desired. 4 p

The whole device is revolvable upon the pedestall so that any series of pictures may may be used for various purposes such as above describedand further a rather elaborate and unique game of chance may be practised. By inserting certain lucky tickets or the like in the envelopes so that the purchaser may make a selective Withdrawalof the envelopes in hopes of drawing a ticket Which would entitle him to a rebate on the purchase price of the envelope or some other listed article carried in stock by the vendor. In any event the picture con tained in the envelope Would ordinarily represent a value received purchase to the vendee. I I I It 'isto be understood that the form of ourinventionherewith shown and described is to'betaken'as a'preierred'example of the same, and that various changes'in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resortedto Withoutdepartingfrom the spirit of the invention or the scopeofthe subj oined claims. r

Having thus described our invention, We

claim: i

lflii'a device 0'1 the character described,

an exhibiting and vendingrack comprising a plurality of channel'rnembers, .a Wire spaced Within each of said channel members for retaining articles to be vended, a bifurcated -plate mounted in the lower extremity of each of saidcliannel membersandadapted to straddlesaid Wire, said plates being positioned at a substantially acute angle with respect to said Wire.

2. In a device'of thecharacter described, an exhibiting and vending rack comprising a base, a vertical'i'od'mounted in'said base, spaced'members rotatably mounted on said reap-mini slots formed in opposing faces of said spacedmembers, a second set of parallel slots "formed at an angle of 90 tosaid first mentioned slots,' channel members mounted between said spaced members and held in said parallel slots in such a manner thatthe rear corners ofone of said channel members abuts'the rear corner ofthe next adjacent channel member, a vertical Wire extendingbetween said space dmemb'ers and spaced [within each of said channel members and adapted to receive Window envelopes threaded thereon.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures.

WIBEIAM A. RICHMOND. FRANCIS P. RICHMOND- 

